(Ynet)Council of Higher Education to open study tracks geared for haredi public; programs to include engineering, exact sciences, architecture. Goal is to double number of students from 6,000 to 12,000 by 2017.

Yediot Ahronot believes, "One thing is clear – the biggest loser is us, the Israeli people. A unique opportunity, in which a gigantic coalition of 94 MKs could have really enacted an historic change, has been missed. And even if they convince us that there were good intentions here and that everyone entered the story with a clean heart and a sense of mission, the fact is that an historical opportunity has become a political event." The author suggests that Prime Minister Netanyahu will not be so quick to call for new elections given the public mood, now that he has been thrown back on his alliance with the ultra-orthodox.

Ma'ariv says, "Thanks to Netanyahu, Shaul Mofaz and Kadima are leaving this partnership with flag in hand. They finally found an agenda that eluded them during three years in opposition. Maybe Kadima will crumble in the next elections, but on the way down it will inflict damage on Netanyahu, the scope of which cannot be gauged at present. In the next elections, Netanyahu will be the one who gave in to the ultra-orthodox at the expense of those who serve." The author asserts, "The last thing he needs now is elections over the Tal Law, with the social protests going in unexpected directions. Therefore, Netanyahu will try to go to elections as far away as possible from the events of recent weeks, but still soon enough not to be dragged into wars over the [2013] budget, and this will almost certainly be in early 2013."